Administrative Adjustment.
Tupelo Development Code § 12.16.10
in effect12.16.10. - Administrative Adjustment.
(1) Applicability: The Director of Development Services or designee shall be authorized to approve minor specified deviations as specified in Section 3.3.1, Action by the Director of Development Services, where, owing to special conditions, strict enforcement of the provisions of this Code would be physically impractical. The Director of Development Services may also grant administrative exceptions as specified in Section 6.2.2.
(2) Documentation Requirements: No separate application is required for an administrative adjustment or exception.
(3) Action by the Director of Development Services: The Director of Development Services shall have the authority to authorize the following administrative adjustments:
(a) A reduction of up to 15 percent of the required front, side, or rear yard setback for any encroachments into the required setback as of the effective date of these regulations;
(b) Minor adjustments to site plans consistent with the requirements of Section 12.11.12 (1).
(c) Minor deviations from development plans consistent with the requirements of Section 12.8.16, Deviations from Approved Development Plans and Section 3.3.1, Development Services Department.
(d) Any request for deviation from the provisions of this Code not listed above shall be reviewed as provided in Section 12.16, Variances.
(e) Action on a request for administrative adjustment shall be made by notation on the plan document in which the adjusted element is described.
Source: City of Tupelo, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/tupelo/codes/development_code?nodeId=CH12APPE_12.16VAADAD_12.16.10ADADFetched: 11/1/2026